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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Adopt a Blogger: Cassidy from Cooking Gluten (& Dairy) Free

I'm taking part in Adopt A Gluten-Free Blogger again. If you’re not familiar, Adopt A Gluten-Free Blogger is a monthly event created by Sea at Book of Yum to help us gluten-free bloggers get to know each other and recreate each others recipes. This month it is hosted by Sea herself. This month, I adopted Cassidy from Cooking Gluten (& Dairy) Free.

I chose Cassidy, because, like me, her family is gluten and dairy-free. I love going to blogs that I can look at every single recipe and not have to think how I would have to adapt it, so it was a lot of fun browsing recipes...and it was really hard to decide which one I wanted to spotlight.

I finally decided to try her cinnamon rolls for a couple of reasons. One, they looked absolutely delicious. Two, they are grain-free. And three, the filling--she puts xanthan gum in to keep it from leaking out all of the place, and that really intrigued me.

These cinnamon rolls turned out amazing. The filling was incredible...really these are, I think, the best cinnamon rolls I've ever made. They definitely take time to make, but it's worth it. I definitely will be keeping her recipe handy to make again. Go check out her recipe for the cinnamon rolls and while you're there check out the rest of her blog, too, it's excellent!

My Story

At 29 years old, I have finally figured out why I have been sick off and on for my whole life...gluten. After being very, very ill for a month, I went gluten-free and dairy-free. Shortly after that my children were tested and their intolerances were discovered as well. My older one is gluten intolerant, and my younger one is gluten, casein, and soy intolerant. This has changed our lives, we are feeling better than we ever have. And I'm enjoying cooking more than I ever have, too! Having food intolerances isn't the end of your life, life does go on, and food does still taste good, this blog is proof!